The student population at Columbus State University is 7,479 (6,003 undergraduate and 1,476 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 677 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at CSU is 80.26% which is decreased by 1,010 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 333 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,055 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 68.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,135 where 7,479 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

80.26% of total students is undergraduate students and 19.74% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,010 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 333 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.52 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in CSU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Columbus State University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,1567,0132,8464,1671,143500643
2014-158,192
36
6,880
-133
2,737
-109
4,143
-24
1,312
169
559
59
753
110
2015-168,440
248
6,937
57
2,760
23
4,177
34
1,503
191
640
81
863
110
2016-178,407
-33
6,789
-148
2,770
10
4,019
-158
1,618
115
648
8
970
107
2017-188,453
46
6,799
10
2,758
-12
4,041
22
1,654
36
643
-5
1,011
41
2018-198,076
-377
6,640
-159
2,680
-78
3,960
-81
1,436
-218
558
-85
878
-133
2019-207,877
-199
6,501
-139
2,565
-115
3,936
-24
1,376
-60
481
-77
895
17
2020-218,372
495
6,877
376
2,699
134
4,178
242
1,495
119
478
-3
1,017
122
2021-227,898
-474
6,403
-474
2,537
-162
3,866
-312
1,495488
10
1,007
-10
2022-237,479
-419
6,003
-400
2,503
-34
3,500
-366
1,476
-19
469
-19
1,007
Average8,1356,6842,6863,9991,451546904
Columbus State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,684 where 6,003 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbus State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,0134,9791,9403,0392,0349061,128
2014-156,8804,8441,8652,9792,0368721,164
2015-166,9374,9341,9223,0122,0038381,165
2016-176,7894,8341,9152,9191,9558551,100
2017-186,7994,6931,8902,8032,1068681,238
2018-196,6404,7021,8832,8191,9387971,141
2019-206,5014,5541,7722,7821,9477931,154
2020-216,8774,7081,7642,9442,1699351,234
2021-226,4034,2741,6132,6612,1299241,205
2022-236,0034,1751,6412,5341,828862966
Average6,6846,6841,8212,8496,6848651,150
Columbus State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,451 where 1,476 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Columbus State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,143403184219740316424
2014-151,312433189244879370509
2015-161,503508221287995419576
2016-171,6185992463531,019402617
2017-181,6546122433691,042400642
2018-191,436450191259986367619
2019-201,376439165274937316621
2020-211,495504190314991288703
2021-221,4954631852781,032303729
2022-231,4764441612831,032308724
Average1,4511,4511982881,451349616
Columbus State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 43.87% and the percentage of black students is 37.33% at Columbus State University. 2.91% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Columbus State University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14401752,848395194,350219
2014-15351762,921430204,310182
2015-16291813,027443184,442176
2016-17331893,101465124,267154
2017-18312043,151484124,252156
2018-19231882,962489144,101135
2019-20232042,964504133,906130
2020-21262153,259559203,912216
2021-22251973,057563163,590233
2022-23192182,792584153,281278
Average281953,008492164,041188
Columbus State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,055 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 68.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Columbus State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,1921,2171,7875,188
2015-168,4401,5371,8475,056
2016-178,4071,5351,7415,131
2017-188,4531,6441,7675,042
2018-198,0761,5182,1124,446
2019-207,8771,4602,3194,098
2020-218,3722,5164,5661,290
2021-227,8982,0193,4782,401
2022-237,4792,0553,2592,165
Average8,1331,7222,5423,869

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